
Restoring Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016
CAUTION: These steps will delete all the data on your Edge Gateway.
You can restore Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016 by using a USB flash drive.
Prerequisites
Create the recovery USB flash drive. For more information, see
Creating the recovery USB flash drive
.
Procedure
1.
Connect the recovery USB flash drive to the Edge Gateway.
2.
Power on the Edge Gateway.
The Edge Gateway will automatically boot from the USB recovery flash drive and restore Windows back to the factory image.
Restoration takes about 25 minutes to complete and a confirmation log file is stored on the USB flash drive. Once restoration is
complete, the system will power off.
NOTE: The confirmation log file is named
<service tag>
_
<date>
_
<time>
.txt
Windows 10 IOT Enterprise LTSB 2016 basic functions
BIOS update
Download BIOS updates for the Edge Gateway from
www.dell.com/support
. The download includes an executable file that may be run
from the local machine. For more information about updating the BIOS, see
Accessing and updating the BIOS
.
Watchdog Timer
The Watchdog Timer for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016 is controlled through the BIOS setting.
Enter the BIOS during boot by pressing F2.
The Watchdog Timer is enabled and disabled under the BIOS setting Watchdog Timer.
NOTE: For more information about BIOS settings on the Edge Gateway, see
Default BIOS settings
.
Cloud LED
NOTE: To utilize the Cloud LED, download the necessary tools and drivers from
www.dell.com/support
.
One unique feature of the Edge Gateway 3000 Series is the
Cloud LED
. Cloud LED enables you to visually inspect the operational status of
the Edge Gateway by looking at the display light on the left panel of the Edge Gateway.
To enable this feature, you must expose and program a GPIO register on the Edge Gateway.
Follow these steps to control the Cloud LED on the Edge Gateway:
1.
Download the Cloud LED utility from
www.dell.com/support
.
2.
Extract the following files:
a.
DCSTL64.dll
b.
DCSTL64.sys
c.
DCSTL64.inf
d.
DCSTL64.cat
e.
CloudLED.exe
NOTE: These files must be in the same directory.
3.
Run the CloudLED.exe from Command Prompt or PowerShell with administrative rights. Run the following commands:
•
CloudLED.exe ON
•
CloudLED.exe OFF
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